Pumpkin Patch Cupcakes

A bed of tinted vanilla frosting sets the stage for these jolly pumpkin toppers, crafted out of Rice Krispies Treats that are covered with orange frosting and decorated with grape-flavored fruit leather and moon-shaped sprinkles.

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Yields:
12

Prep Time:
1
hour
0
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Total Time:
1
hour
0
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Ingredients

1 can vanilla frosting

Wilton leaf green and orange icing color

Green Jimmies (sprinkles)

12 store-bought Rice Krispies Treats

Grape-flavored fruit leather

Wilton moon-shaped sprinkles

Lime-flavored fruit Tootsie Rolls

12 Wilton pumpkin-shaped icing decorations

Directions

Tint some of the frosting green and some orange with icing colors. Spread cupcakes with green frosting; sprinkle with green jimmies.

Using hands, squeeze each Rice Krispies Treat into a ball shape. Spread with orange frosting and place on cupcakes. With clean scissors cut eyes, noses and mouths from grape fruit leather and attach to pumpkins. Attach Wilton moon-shaped sprinkles to eyes with a dab of frosting.

Make stems by rolling small pieces of the Tootsie Rolls into stem shapes. Attach to pumpkins. Place pumpkins on cupcakes. Place pumpkin-shaped icing decorations on cupcakes next to large pumpkins.

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